Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Superior Township grades B+ overall, 200th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 85% of the state's and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 76% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $314K, 3.5 years of the Ann Arbor metro’s $89K median household income. 13% of the land in Superior Township is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 47 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on the outdoors. Dixboro United Methodist Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Superior Township beats most towns.
12.8% of the town is conserved land, across 30 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Superior Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1858 and 7 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Superior Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
28 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
19 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
4 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
28 mi TheatreFox TheatreMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ford Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Superior Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Superior Township.
Superior Township has home values falling while Michigan’s rise, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
36 miles of trail in 30 parks and preserves. Superior Township’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, where Michigan’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve, at 329 acres with 4.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Matthaei Botanical Gardens | 6.3 mi | 241 |
| 2. LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve | 4.4 mi | 329 |
| 3. Cherry Hill Nature Preserve | 3.1 mi | 160 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pointe Scholars Charter AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 631 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Superior Township since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
31% of Superior Township adults have high blood pressure. Superior Township beats the Michigan average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 31% of Superior Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Superior Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Superior Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.4% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.4% | 8.1% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 6,878 in 2011 to 2,172.
Most working residents leave Superior Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Superior Township has lost 4,706 jobs, to 2,172 in 2021. The median household income in Superior Township is $101,000.
| Superior Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Superior Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 61 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Values fell 4% in the past year while the Michigan typical home rose 3.8%. The typical value, about $314K, is 9% below its January 2025 peak.
Superior Township’s median rent is $1,691 a month. The typical Superior Township home is worth about $314,000, 19% above the Michigan typical home.
| Superior Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,691 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 84% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6 within 15 miles of the center of Superior Township
About 10 of every 100 Superior Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
13,058 counted in 2010 and 14,832 in 2020; an estimated 14,862 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 13.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Charter township in Michigan, United States
Superior Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,832 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Superior Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Township | #200 | B+ | C | — | A | A− |
| Ann Arbor Township | #36 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Ypsilanti Township | #411 | B− | C+ | — | C | A− |
| Salem Township | #154 | A− | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Canton Township | #139 | A− | C− | B− | A | A |
Superior Township, Ann Arbor Township, Ypsilanti Township and Salem Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Superior Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Superior Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #200 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A− for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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